# Postponement by one year of formally adopted regulation on imported deforestation, after eight months of uncertainty | AGENCE EUROPE

> On 18 December 2024, the Council of the EU formally adopted the one-year postponement of the imported deforestation regulation. The European Parliament had voted 546 to 96 in favour on 17 December. The rules now apply from 30 December 2025 for large operators and traders and from 30 June 2026 for SMEs.

- Date: 2024-12-18 · published 2024-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26994-postponement-by-one-year-of-formally-adopted-regulation-on-imported
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Formal adoption makes the delay legally final, so palm oil and soy trade to the EU continues without new deforestation-proof requirements until late 2025. Price implications are minimal in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-03 | [EU Deforestation Regulation now postponed by 12 months \| EY - Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26531-eu-deforestation-regulation-now-postponed-by-12-months-ey-global.md) | -0.9% | +0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-21 | [Regulation on ‘imported deforestation’ - Belarus, Myanmar, North Korea and Russia present significant risks \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24695-regulation-on-imported-deforestation-belarus-myanmar-north-korea-and-russia.md) | +0.0% | +4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-05-06 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) - key takeaways for companies after postponement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24692-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-key-takeaways-for-companies-after.md) | -2.3% | +1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-18 | [2025-23: Further delay to the implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21523-2025-23-further-delay-to-the-implementation-of-the-european-union-deforestation.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): A Guide for Importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28334-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-a-guide-for-importers.md) | +9.3% | +9.7% |
| SOY | 2025-01-03 | [EU Deforestation Regulation now postponed by 12 months \| EY - Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26531-eu-deforestation-regulation-now-postponed-by-12-months-ey-global.md) | -0.7% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-21 | [Regulation on ‘imported deforestation’ - Belarus, Myanmar, North Korea and Russia present significant risks \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24695-regulation-on-imported-deforestation-belarus-myanmar-north-korea-and-russia.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-05-06 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) - key takeaways for companies after postponement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24692-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-key-takeaways-for-companies-after.md) | +2.7% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- agenceurope.eu: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/13549/34/postponement-by-one-year-of-formally-adopted-regulation-on-imported-deforestation-after-eight-months-of-uncertainty

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